Status:
COMPLETED
Treating Anxiety After Stroke (TASK)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Conditions:
Anxiety Disorders
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The TASK (Treating Anxiety after StroKe) trial is a feasibility randomized controlled trial. It aims to evaluate the feasibility of i) web-enabled trial procedures, and ii) the TASK intervention in st...
Detailed Description
Anxiety after stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is common. It is distressing and potentially debilitating. Currently, post-stoke psychological care is inadequate. There is no definitive evid...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 18 or above
- A diagnosis of stroke (ischaemic, primary haemorrhagic) or TIA-probable, definite, or ocular
- At least one month after being discharged to the community from clinic or hospital ward
- Has anxiety symptoms
- a. at least one anxiety symptom should be present on the 6-item anxiety screening questions derived from GAD-7 and modified Fear Questionnaire(ref).
- Have capacity to give informed consent
- Able to communicate in English on the telephone
- Can access the internet via a computer/ tablet/ smartphone
- Residents within NHS Lothian regions (EH postcodes and FK1)
Exclusion
- People already taking part in a clinical trial of treatment intended to improve psychosocial outcomes e.g. emotional distress, anxiety, depression, emotionalism, fatigue, social functioning, quality of life are excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 17 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
27 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03439813
Start Date
January 17 2018
End Date
August 31 2018
Last Update
October 11 2018
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University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, EH16 4SB